All Industry News articles – Page 27
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NewsMowi launches new global Pure brand
Seafood company Mowi has launched its new global brand, MOWI Pure, available in the US on Amazon Fresh from 15 March 2020.
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NewsIPNLF launches ghost gear initiative
The International Pole and Line Foundation has partnered with the Olive Ridley Project to collect and upcycle ghost gear, funded by the inaugural Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award.
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NewsFishing vessel safety treaty gets boost
Participants at an EU ministerial maritime conference including IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim have highlighted the urgent need to bring the Cape Town Agreement into force.
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NewsCOVID-19: NFFO and government discussions
Discussions have begun between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations and the UK government on how best to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing industry.
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NewsMexico commits to protecting vaquita
The Mexican Shrimp Council (MxSC) has reemphasised its commitment to protect the vaquita and other marine mammals using sustainable fishing methods.
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NewsHampiðjan appoints new sales manager
Einar Pétur Bjargmundsson has been appointed Hampiðjan Ísland’s fishing gear sales manager, working alongside skipper Kristinn Gestsson and master fishing gear technologist Magnús Guðlaugsson.
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NewsConducting research into ethical fishing
In a newly launched project, scientists from Nofima are hoping to find out how wild fish can be caught as gently as possible to safeguard fish welfare, good quality and financial gain.
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NewsCape Verde joins transparency initiative
The Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde is applying to become a member of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).
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NewsCOVID-19 forces Brussels Expo postponement
It’s the biggest event of its kind and a key date in the worldwide seafood industry’s calendar – but the spread of the coronavirus outbreak has forced organisers of Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing Global to postpone the exhibition.
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News2020 IceFish Bursary winners announced
Following the 2014 Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, the organisers of the exhibition recognised the need to re-invest in the future of the fishing sector and introduced bursaries awarded to those currently in education within the fishing sector. The first bursaries were awarded in 2017.
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NewsBlue whiting – top quality raw material
The fishmeal production plants run by Síldarvinnslan in the Icelandic east coast ports of Seyðisfjörður and Neskaupstaður have been busy since the company’s pelagic vessels made their first landings of blue whiting earlier this month.
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NewsAPPG discusses UK fishing sector challenges
Parliamentarians and representatives from across the fisheries sector have met in Westminster to discuss the socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing UK fishing communities.
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NewsNOAA appoints new Office of Habitat director
NOAA has announced the appointment of Carrie Selberg Robinson as the new director of NOAA Fisheries'' Office of Habitat Conservation.
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NewsValka appoints new director of sales
Fish processing company Valka has appointed a new director of sales.
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NewsDredging begins in Queensland harbour
Fisherman in Mooloolaba in Queensland, Australia have welcomed Maritime Safety Queensland’s (MSQ) decision to dredge the inner harbour of the Mooloolah River.
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NewsFish stocks study in Strait of Gibraltar
A 25-day study is underway in the Strait of Gibraltar aimed at better understanding the connectivity of selected commercial species in the region.
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NewsDoing away with bottled water on board
Flow Water Technologies has developed the FlowSafe DCD 2000 Combined Drinking Water and Disinfection Unit to cater for all types and sizes of fishing vessel.
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NewsNFI Crab Council announces new member
The US National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has announced North Carolina processor 3 Fish as its latest member.
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NewsFinland joins safety at sea initiative
Finland has become the latest state to join the Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety.
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NewsDanish MEP joins fight for waste free oceans
Danish MEP Søren Gade has recently been appointed as the new Champion of the Waste Free Oceans (WFO) foundation, succeeding French MEP Alain Cadec.
